Connections Clark to the Nth Degree

Okay, so I show up today and there's a guy named Bill who is gathering materials with which to go out canvassing. He looks awfully familliar to me, so I approach and ask if he's from LA. Yes.
'Where in LA do you live?'
'Near the Grove.'
I ask what he does for a living.
'Film business - what do you do?'
'I'm a writer, and I teach.' We talk about Otis for a while. 'I used to work in television,' I venture.
'Me, too. I was in development.'
'Oh,' I say. 'I probably had a meeting with you back in the day.'

'Maybe. I used to work at a company called Nelvana.'

NELVANA!

They produced Braceface, my show. Turns out I HAD met Bill before. He took over for the guy who actually bought Braceface in 2000. We had a big hug and a good laugh. He temporarily moved here (to the Golden Nugget!) to work on the campaign.

I went out canvassing with him and one of the 20somethings named Rick. We walked through neighborhoods in Vegas rife with FORCLOSURE signs. We spoke to regular citizens. One woman came to the door and was very informed regarding politics. She had her own suggestions about the bailout, etc. In the middle of talking to us, her son came outside. 'Mom,' he said. 'WalMart won't pay for the accident.' He's an employee at WalMart and recently fell off a ladder on to his head. They have been fighting with the insurance company ever since.

When we walked away Bill said, 'That was straight out of a Michael Moore movie.' And he was right.

As we walked along with 20something Rick, Bill alluded to my teaching. Rick asked where I taught. I said an art college in L.A. 'I went to art school in L.A.,' he said. 'Otis College.'

Too crazy.

The election is 3 weeks from today. Momentum is building. Polls are highly in Obama's favor, if you believe those things. Change is merely a vote away.

Can you feel it?

mc

ps - who is mystrz who commented on the last post?